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Haruki Murakami - Author

Haruki Murakami was born in Kyoto in 1949. Following the publication of his first novel in Japanese in 1979, he sold the jazz bar he ran with his wife and became a full-time writer. It was with the publication of Norwegian Wood - which has to date sold more than 4 million copies in Japan alone - that the author was truly catapulted into the limelight. Known for his surrealistic world of mysterious (and often disappearing) women, cats, earlobes, wells, Western culture, music and quirky first-person narratives, he is now Japan’s best-known novelist abroad. Nine novels, three short story collections and one work of non-fiction are currently available in English translation.

Featured Books, with extracts, by Haruki Murakami

Men Without Women StoriesHaruki Murakami
Across seven tales, the author brings his powers of observation to
bear on the lives of men who, in their own ways, find themselves
alone. He tells the stories of vanishing cats and smoky bars,
lonely hearts and mysterious women,...Format: Hardback - Released: 09/05/2017

The Strange LibraryHaruki Murakami
This is a strange little book indeed; soulful, sorrowful and yet
curiously engaging and charming. Translated from Japanese and
including wonderful illustrations, drawings and photos, this quirky
tale draws you into it’s deep dark secrets from the moment
you turn...Format: Hardback - Released: 01/12/2014

1Q84 Book 3Haruki MurakamiShortlisted for the Galaxy International Author of the Year
Award 2011. At the close of Book Two, Aomame and Tengo
found themselves in perilous situations, threatened and confused.
In this third book, both are pursued by persons and forces they...Format: Hardback - Released: 01/01/1970

1Q84 Books 1 and 2Haruki MurakamiShortlisted for the Galaxy International Author of the Year
Award 2011. Haruki Murakami is an international
phenomenon. When Books One and Two of his latest masterpiece, 1Q84
, were published in Japan, a million copies were sold in one
month,...Format: Hardback - Released: 01/01/1970

Kafka on the ShoreHaruki Murakami
Ten books down the line and suddenly the critics are taking note of
this exceptional writer. Surreal, highly imaginative and gloriously
inventive, this follows the very strange journeys of two remarkable
characters. You’ve got to read him to appreciate there...Format: Paperback - Released: 06/10/2005

Kafka on the ShoreHaruki Murakami
Trailed as his most important book for 10 years follows the
mysteriously intertwined lives of Kafka Tamura a 15 year old
runaway and Nakata a tracker of lost catsFormat: Hardback - Released: 06/01/2005